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Dooletter Lough

Located in County Galway, Connacht Coordinates: 53°20′57″ N 9°49′15″ W

Map showing the location of Dooletter Lough Dooletter Lough
Location in Ireland
Elevation
18 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Carna
2.1 km S
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock91 km
SNN Shannon Airport94 km

About Dooletter Lough

Dooletter Lough is a lake. Location: County Galway, Connacht. Elevation: 18 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (91 km). Nearby sights include Lough Keamnacally and Galleen.

Climate of Dooletter Lough

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 11° · Night 5° · Rain 142 mm

Hottest month
August (day 19°)
Coldest month
January (night 4°)
Wettest month
November (142 mm)
Driest month
April (69 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

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Climate of Dooletter Lough
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)9°9°10°12°15°17°19°19°17°14°11°9°
Average low (°C)4°4°4°5°8°10°12°12°10°8°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)1419010169827782103123138142141

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Dooletter Lough

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 91 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 111 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 91 kmnortheast
  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 94 kmsoutheast
  • Kerry Airport (KIR) Farranfore 132 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 111 kmsoutheast
  • Cork Population: 224K 186 kmsoutheast
  • Dublin Population: 1M 238 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 291 kmnortheast

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Dooletter Lough

Within 100 km: 139 historic and cultural sites, 453 natural sites, 1,093 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km298 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 14 kmSE
  • White Strand Beach 19 kmNW
  • Saint Macdaras Island Island 8 kmSW
  • Mweenish Island Island 5 kmS

25–60 km459 places

  • Inisheer Island 38 kmSE
  • Inishlyre Island 53 kmN
  • Turbot Island Island 28 kmNW
  • Omey Island Island 31 kmNW

60–100 km928 places

  • White Strand Beach 70 kmS
  • Dooniver Strand Beach 73 kmN
  • Scattery Island Island 84 kmS
  • Mutton Island Island 63 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Carna Village, County Galway
    2.1 km S
  • Glinsk Village, County Galway
    2.7 km N
  • Carna Village Village, County Galway
    2.9 km S
  • Moyrus Village, County Galway
    3.4 km W
  • Loughamore Village, County Galway
    4.6 km SE
  • Dooveher Village, County Galway
    4.7 km SW

Nearby attractions & nature

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